The Chrysalids

Summary: John Wyndham was born in 1903. After a wide experience of the English preparatory school, he was at Bedales from 1918 to 1921. Careers he tried included farming, law, commercial art, and advertising, and he first started writing short stories intended for sale in 1925. During the war, he was in the Civil Service and afterwards in the Army. In 1946, he began writing his major science fiction novels including "The Kraken Wakes," "The Chrysalids," and "The Midwich Cuckoos."

Authors: Wyndham, John; Harrison, M. John (ed.)
From the author: John Wyndham was born in 1903. After a wide experience of the English preparatory school, he was at Bedales from 1918 to 1921. Careers he tried included farming, law, commercial art, and advertising, and he first started writing short stories intended for sale in 1925. During the war, he was in the Civil Service and afterwards in the Army. In 1946, he began writing his major science fiction novels including "The Kraken Wakes," "The Chrysalids," and "The Midwich Cuckoos.".